Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Age - Paperback

Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Age - Paperback

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Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Age - Paperback
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Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Age - Paperback

Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries That Ignited the Space Age - Paperback

$24.00
$24.00

by Matthew Brzezinski (Author)

In his exuberant narrative of the superpower space race . . . [Brzezinski] tells the story of American and Soviet decisions with remarkable dramatic--even cinematic--flair.--The New York Times Book Review


In Red Moon Rising, Matthew Brzezinski recounts the dramatic behind-the-scenes story of the fierce battles on earth that preceded and followed the launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957. He takes us inside the Kremlin, the White House, secret military facilities, deep-cover safe houses, and the halls of Congress to bring to life the Russians and Americans who feared and distrusted their compatriots at least as much as their superpower rivals.

Drawing on original interviews and new documentary sources, Brzezinski tells a story rich in the paranoia of the time. The combatants include three U.S. presidents, survivors of the gulag, corporate chieftains, ambitious apparatchiks, rehabilitated Nazis, and a general who won the day by refusing to follow orders. The true story of the birth of the space age has never been told in such dramatic detail, and Red Moon Rising brings it vividly and memorably to life.

Author Biography

Matthew Brzezinski is a former Moscow correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and has reported extensively on homeland-security issues for The New York Times Magazine and other publications. He is the author of Casino Moscow: A Tale of Greed and Adventure on Capitalism's Wildest Frontier and Fortress America: On the Front Lines of Homeland Security.

Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 05, 2008

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